In the wake of improved relation with the US, Pakistan’s Ambassador Sherry Rehman has said both countries have “ramped up” their cooperation in the past few months which indicate that bilateral ties have “clearly weathered” another storm.
“The Pak-US relationship has clearly weathered another storm. In the past six to eight weeks both the governments have ramped up their cooperation as well conversations.”
“Five working groups that have recently concluded intensive engagement in either Washington or Islamabad include defence, economic cooperation, energy security, counter-terrorism, law and order, and strategic security,” Sherry said.
“High-level meetings in Brussels have been productive,” she said referring to the meeting between US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar.
“Trilateral meetings on Afghanistan continue,” Sherry said. The Pakistan ambassador was responding to questions on the improvement in ties between the US and Pakistan.
In the last six months, the US has reimbursed more than $1.8 billion in the coalition support funds, with the last installment of $688 million being notified to the Congress by the Pentagon early this month.
